Dancing Divas and Dudes

My children do more than I ever thought they could. Its really exciting
to watch.

— Laurie McName

Mother of Christa, age 5, and Billy, age 3

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Class Attire

kids dance class attire

Pink Ballet Shoes
Black Tap Shoes
Dance Bag
Dance Clothes*

hair up and off the face
names in shoes (this is to insure that everyone gets home with their shoes)

DO NOT go to 61st street Capezio, It is closed!!
Capezio brand, you may find them on line also or to find a NYC store near you visit. Even if you see the store listed on east 61st street, it has closed. 9/30/10
www.capezio.com

Ballet nor Tap shoes should be purchased at Payless Shoe Source. Their ballet shoes do not bend. Their tap shoes are slippery.

*Dance Clothes*
Purchase Dance wear your child Loves and looks forward to wearing for class. for example-leotard and tights, biketard, dance dress....
We have no specific colors or uniforms.
We avoid big tutus or wide legged jazz pants, as both are difficult for class.
ps-sometimes H&M has dance clothes?

You may want to take a pair of white socks to the store for fitting your dance shoes?? This way you can buy them a tiny bit larger and hopefully your child will not outgrow them as soon.
For the ballet shoes, make sure your little girls toes can straighten in the vamp of the shoe when they pick their heels up or releve. There are many widths in ballet shoes.
If ballet shoes are so big that you have to tighten the elastic to keep them on, they are too big. The elastic will cut into their Achilles tendon.
If the tap shoes are uncomfortable in the heel area, try adding moleskin.

Older ladies and gentlemen: non- negotiables
Ladies you must wear a bra to class if you are asked to do so by any instructor at MDA. Forms of asking include speaking to a parent and emailing a parent. Once this occurs, you will be asked to watch class until a bra is worn to dance class. These same rules apply to a gentleman and a dance cup. Thank you for your cooperation- these things are not up for discussion.

Descending from the original Capezio Shop, the store on 51st Street is the largest and most comprehensive of its kind in the world. Located in the heart of the Broadway Theatre District, it occupies the entire 2nd floor from Seventh Avenue to Broadway.
1650 Broadway (at 51st St.) - 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10019
Tel: (212) 245-2130